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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
2
Disjointed musings mix on fashion, politics, and society from a Grand Rapids Tribune page. Jumbled notes reference New York pandemonium, Paris fires, and London styles, with stray mentions of lawyers in Newark and a Harvard professor’s views on birth rates and dog ethics.
The Senate approved a federal supervision amendment by a 64 to 24 vote after tense debate over states rights and the Bristow plan. Vice President Sherman set the decisive tally, with Democrats largely opposed to the measure and Republicans split on the amendment’s implications for state authority.
Frank G. Jones, president of the American Electrical Fire company and Hackley National Bank director, is charged in Grand Rapids with swindling creditors of hundreds of thousands of dollars. A bankruptcy petition was filed in Grand Rapids federal court by plaintiffs from Muskegon, alleging firm felonies and fraud across the central states.
Washington reports secrecy surrounds subpoenas for prominent figures linked to the Lorimer probe. Expected to testify are Lee O Neill Browne Edward Hines Edward Tilden Garland S Funk and Beare Brown. Also noted are Mexican flood damage seven injured in Albany plant blast and a Portland ax murder.
In Washington the Canadian reciprocity bill returns to the Senate with reports from the finance committee. Democrats Williams, Stone, and Kern back the measure as a partial improvement, while Pollette and McCumber oppose. The dispute centers on amendments seen as likely to defeat the bill, with remarks likening the choice to seeking two outcomes at once.
Edgar Cooke of Chicago faces trial for embezzling 24000 from the Big Four railroad. Attorney Charles W. Baker argues officials diverted funds to shield the road from punishment for rebates. Baker claims misused sums reach millions and that charges against ex-treasurer Comstock were pressed to trap Warren. Banks fear losses in unrelated fire and other items across the nation.
Government special counsel Kellogg admitted advising subsidiaries of the Steel Corporation in anti trust suits while denying any wrongdoing. Testimony covered connections to the Tennessee Coal and Iron concerns and the role of Morgan in railroad prices amid the 1907 panic.
Mexico City reports a pact among Francisco Madero Delia Harra and General Reyes to form a cabinet with De La Barra as foreign minister and Reyes as war minister. The official bulletin confirms their consent and outlines the proposed portfolios. A U S warning note follows about unrest on the California border and possible U S restrictions on troop movement through the United States. General Viljean cites California resident complaints as basis for urging prompt action.
Carrie Nation wills 1907 document valued at about $10,000. Property includes Guthris and Shawnee homes and a Virginia bank deposit, life policy, and rights to Back of My Life. Charlton McNab inherits $600 monthly if sane, remainder to charity homes for drunks, widows, and orphans in Kansas City.
Washington report says Mrs. Joseph Bloom praised President Taft in a letter thanking him for the re-examination of her son Frank Bloom for commission to the regular army. The message lauds a leader who understands the meaning of citizen and the Constitution. Nearby items note Chicago’s largest bank merger, an ex-congressman’s death in Salt Lake City, Lutheran dedication in Baltimore, Berlin subway financing, a parricide in Macon, and a Russian ship fire tragedy.
The article outlines the high cost of state legislative sessions, noting pay for lawmakers, staff and civil service changes. It compares labor costs across states, details a new teachers insurance and annuity fund under a five member state board, and discusses bills on forest land purchase and reforestation.
The board of forestry backs supervised slash burning as a menace to standing timber. Bills seek state cost sharing while committees handle funding and recall. Other measures include county pond borrowing for agriculture and domestic quarantine, withSenate and Assembly actions on Sundays closures and Torrens system calls. A Wisconsin gavel, presented by Gen. Avon, blends pieces from historic sites including Santa Anna capture landscape and Libby Prison, as a symbolic gift to the department.
Florence county court upheld that Marshall Field stocks owned at death are subject to Wisconsin inheritance tax. Court noted due hearings before final decision and that the case may go to the supreme court. Stocks in Wisconsin railroad holdings could yield over $500,000 tax if affirmed.
The joint committee on Anancenae recommends amending the state normal school appropriation bill to drop a 200,000 dollar grant for a normal school at Eau Claire, likely delaying the project two years. They also propose reducing annual building funds from 200,000 to 150,000 dollars for five years.
The state filed an amended complaint against the city and county, alleging $220,000 in fines from municipal court. The filing marks the third complaint. previous actions cited the city’s use of municipal funds for pensions and other details list numerous New Wisconsin Pensions recipients such as Joseph Arther, Nels Helgison, Annie M. Pray, and many others. Articles of incorporation were filed for several companies, and the Wausau convention for the State Model Society of Wisconsin was set with officers elected for the next year.
The Senate moved on a bank guaranty bill while defeating another provision. Assembly action included a tuberculosis testing test and a range of financial and infrastructure items. Key items passed covered water power, roads and a contest over competition rules, with votes in favor and against indicating partisan lines. The session saw leaders push for changes in taxation and public works as part of broader economic policy.
A historic meeting of the State Association of Houtstein Teredets appointed directors and named officers. Senator Stephenson and Cn. Pabet contributed to the welfare drive. Prof. Alexander of Wixcossila University and Dr. Harry Favot of Chicago addressed a large audience. Frank H. Lyman and others were listed for adjutant and quartermaster roles.
Mr and Mrs Charien P F Mintalam celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their Quzuekee home after fifty years of marriage. The Mintalams moved from a dairy farm near Grafton to the city fifteen years ago and remain a longtime local couple in the area.
Ludwig Mallmann of Los Angeles and Ray Yritlar of this city were saved from drowning when their canoe capsized by a gust of wind on Elkhart Lake. The pair narrowly escaped as onlookers assisted them to shore.
Police raided a camp near Manitowoc where about forty tramps had gathered. Officers drove the hoboes away and confiscated a large amount of beer and food collected at the site.
John Garth pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling 1400 dollars of government funds while serving as postmaster at Oconoto. The case highlights a breach of public trust and outlines sentencing in the ongoing federal proceedings.
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